Tiny touch, big habit: study tests Self-Compassion hacks
NCT ID NCT05866718
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding habit-formation tools helps adults practice self-compassionate touch more regularly. Nearly 500 participants were split into two groups: one received the practice alone, the other got extra habit-building strategies. Researchers tracked how often they practiced and how automatic it became over 6 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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497 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older. * English language proficiency. * Able and willing to give informed consent. * Resides in the United States of America Exclusion Criteria: * Does not have email address or access to email. * Does not personally own a smartphone device * Not able/willing to participate in and/or complete the baseline assessments
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-1650, United States
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